Washboard.



L. KALINA.

WASHBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1913.

1,107, 1 68. Patented Aug. 11, 19m

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II ll INVENTO'B .Zoare cfiziza ATTORNEYS THE AnkRls PETERS 00., FHOTO LITHOH WASHINGTON, D. C

L. KALIIIA.

WASHBOARD.

APPLICATION I'ILED JULY 25, 1913.

1,107,168. Patented Aug. 11, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHBET 2.

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Ulkll I'll IIVVENT'OR l. oeaerIaZmuv I By W W ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETEkS 60. PHOTD-LITHO.. WASHINGION. nv C.

LOESER KALINA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. 7

WASHBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

App1ieation filed July 25, 1913. Serial No. 781,168.

To all whom, it may] concern Be it known that I, Lonsnn KALINA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved l Vashboard, of which the following .is a full, clear, and exact description.

folding the washboards one upon the other for rubbing on either face thereof and to allow of exaendlng the washboards 1n the same plane to form a cover for the wash tub.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented 1n the accompanying draw-i ings formlng a part of this specification, 1n

which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the convertible wash tub cover and washboard shown in duplicate and in position on a twocompartment wash tub to form a cover for the same; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of one of the covers in posit-ion on the wash tub; Fig. 3 is a face view of the convertible wash tub cover and washboard removed from the wash tub and with the washboard folded and fastened together to form a double washboard; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one side of the same; Fig. 5 is a similar view of the other side of the same; Fig. 6 is a sectional perspective View of portions of the double washboards and showing more particularly the locking device for fastening the outer rails of the washboards together; Fig. 7 is av sectional plan view of portions of the folded washboards showing more particularly the hinge connection between the inner side rails the section being taken on the line 7-? of Fig. l; and Fig. 8 is a cross section of the folded washboards showing more particularly the coarse and fine corrugated rubbing surfaces of the two washboards, the section being taken on the line 88 of Fig. 3.

As shown in the drawings, use is made of two washboards A, A having outer side rails B, B and inner side rails B B the washboards also having top rails G, C, and rubbing surfaces D, D in the form of c0rrugated sheets of metal, of which the corrugations of one sheet are coarse and the corrugations .of the other sheet are fine, to permit of washing coarse and fine clothes on the washboards. The washboards A, A are furtherprovided with soap boards E, E, and covering plates F and F extending over the backs of the washboards, as plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so as to form a smooth upper surface at the time the two washboards A, A are in extended position and used as a cover on the wash tub, as shown in said Figs. 1 and 2.

The inner rails B B of the washboards A, A are connected with each other by a hinge G to permit of swinging the washboards either into a folded position, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6,7 and 8, or into a closed position with the washboards lying in the same plane, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The outer rails B and B of the two washboards A and A are adapted to be fastened together by a. locking device H whenever the washboards are in folded position, it being understood that the said hinge G and the said locking device H are provided with members forming extension legs for the washboards, as hereinafter more fully explained, the said members being also adapted to engage hooks I, I held in recesses J J 2 of the back board J of a wash tub K on which the washboards are used as covers when in extended position.

The hinge G is constructed as follows: The covering plates F, F are provided with angular flanges F F extending over the outer edges of the inner rails 13", B (see Fig. 7 so as to form hinge loaves engaged by a pintle formed of twomembers G, G in the form of return bent wire, and of which the pintle member G is slidable lengthwise on the leaves by cutting out registering portions F F on the flanges F F formed on the leaves, as plainly indicated in Fig. 4. By the arrangement described the member G can be extended to form a leg for the folded washboard, but the outer bent portion of the said member G is adapted to hook onto the hook I to form a hinge connection between the washboard A and the Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

back board J, The member G is in the form of a link and 1S arranged at the upper portions of the washboards A and A, and,

:end OLE-the memberG; is likewise in register with the cut-out portion F at the time the said member G? is in innermost position, as indicated in Fig. 2. The cut-out portions F, F permit the washboards A, A to conveniently swing, into closed position so that the covering plates F, F overlie one the other. When the member G is in withdrawn position, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, then the upper end of the member G isin register with the cut-out portion F to allow folding of the washboards A, A with the legs in extended position. When the washboards are folded the upper end of the member G abuts against the lower edges or shoulders formed by the covers at the bet- 7 tom of the flanges F", F 3 so that the member G cannot be pushed upward as long as the Washboards .A, A are in folded position. In order to accommodate the members G, G on the rails 13. B the latter are cut out as at B*, B (see Fig. 7); 7 By providing the separate member Gr the upper ends of the 'washboards A, A are hingedly connected. with each otherat the time the other member G is in withdrawn position, to provide 1 a strong and durable hinge for the two 'washboards, f The locking device H is in the form of a 1 rod H mounted to slide in a guideway formedfby' a flange F extending from the, covering plate F over the outer rail 13, the other covering plate F having a similar flange F extending over the outer rail B, 1 as plainly indicated in Fig. 6. The rail B r is provided with a cut-out portion 13 to acf commodate the rod H, which latter has its lower end provided with a return bent portion H adapted to engage a guideway formed by the flange F and the cut-out por- 1 tion 13 formed on the outer rail B. The return bent portion H forms with the rod H a hook adapted to hook onto the hook I held f on the back board J, aspreviously described and shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The upper end of the rod H terminates in a handle H terminating in a locking pin H adapted to j engage the bearing formed by the flange F 1 and the cutoutportion B, it being understood that a portion F of the flange F is cut out for the entrance of the locking pin H (see Fig. 6). The flange F is provided at its upper end with a slot or cut-out portion F to permit of sliding the rod H upward into retracted position after the rod has first been moved downward from the position shown in Fig. 6 to disengage the pin H from its bearing, and after the handle H has been given a quarter turn to completely free the pin H from its bearing. It is understood that when the pin Hi and the member H engage the flange F the two washboards A, A are held locked in doubled-up position at both top and bottom.

hen it is desired to unlock the washboards, the operator first slides tac handle H downward until the pin H." extends within the cut-out portion F and then the operator turns the handle H over to the right to swin the pin H free of the flange F to allow tie operator to push the handle ll outward to move the rod H upward thus moving the leg into retracted position. l i hen the locking pin 11* is in engagement with the flange F the return bent member H has its upper end extending into the bearing under the flange F so as to provide a strong leg for the middle portion of the side rails B B of the folded washboards A, A (see Fig. 5). lit is understood that when the handle H is moved downward, as previously described, it disengages the pin H from the flange F, and the free end of the return bent portion H moves out of engagement with the flange F, and when the rod H is slipped upward as lnrfore mentioned then the return bent portion ll extends on the outside of: the flange F, as shown in Fig. 2.

For wash tubs K having two compartments, a cover is provided formed of two washboards for each compartment, and the two sets of washboards are made left-hand and right-hand so that the locking devices H are on the outer sides of the wash tubs ii, to insure a close lit of the two sets oi extending washboards at their inner and adjacent portions, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1. When the two washboards are extended and used as a cover on the wash tub K, the cover can be readily swung into open or closed position over the corresponding compartment of the wash tub K. lVhen it is desired to use the wash tub K and the washboards for washing purposes then the operator takes hold of the front end of the'two washboards 1., A and imparts an outward pull to the same so that the two legs are pulled outward on account of being hooked onto the books, I, I, and then the operator lifts the legs olt the said hooks I, I and swings the washboard 13. upon the washboard A, after which the operator takes hold of the handle ll and gives a quarter turn to the same so that the locking pin H and the doubled-up member H move into alinement with their hearing under the flange F. The ope ator now pushes the handle H outward so that the pin H and the return bent portion I-I engage the bearing under the flange F to lock the two washboards together and to hold the legs in extended position.

By the arrangement described the cover of the wash tub can be conveniently removed and used as a washboard. The space on the wall in the rear of the tub K can be used for kitchen closets and the like, as indicated in Fig. 1 owing to the fact that the cover is not swung open when it is desired to use the tub for washing purposes but the cover is bodily removed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, two washboards hinged together at adjacent side rails to permit of folding the washboards one upon the other or opening the washboards to extend in the same plane, each washboard having a rubbing surface, the said washboards in the folded position having their backs op-.

posite each other and having their rubbing surfaces outside for use of either rubbing surface.

2. In combination, two washboards each having a rubbing surface, a hinge connecting the inner side rails of the washboards with each other to allow of folding the washboards one onto the other with the rubbing surfaces exposed, the pintle of the said hinge being slidable in the direction of the length of the washboards and the said pintle being adapted to extend beyond the lower ends of the washboards to form a washboard leg, and a locking device for locking the outer side rails of the washboards together at the time the washboards are folded, the said locking device having a member slidable in one of the outer side rails to extend beyond the lower ends of the washboards to form another washboard leg.

3. In combination, two washboards each having a rubbing surface, a hinge connecting the inner side rails of the said washboards with each other, the hinge having leaves attached to the said inner side rails, and a pintle formed of a return bent rod, the side members of which pivotally engage the said leaves.

4. In combination, t-wo washboards each having a rubbing surface, a hinge connecting the inner side rails of the said washboards with each other, the hinge having leaves attached to the said inner side rails, and a pintle formed of a return bent rod, the side members of which pivotally engage the said leaves, the said return bent pintle rod being slidable on the said leaves, and one of the bent ends of the pintle being outside of the lower ends of the inner side rails of the washboards.

5. In combination two washboards each having a rubbing surface, a hinge connecting the inner side rails of the said washboards with each other, the hinge having leaves attached to the said inner side rails, and a pintle formed of a return bent red, the side members of which pivotally engage the said leaves, the said leaves having spaced cut-out portions for engagement by the inner bent end of the pintle red when the latter is in extended or folded position.

6. In combination two washboards each having a rubbing surface, a hinge connecting the inner side rails of the said washboards with each other, the hinge having leaves attached to the said inner side rails, and a pintle formed of 'a return bent rod, the sidemembers of which pivotally engage the said leaves, the said pintle rod and the said rails having means for holding the pintle rod against inward movement when extended and at the time the boards are in folded position.

' 7. In combination, two washboards each having a rubbing surface, a hinge connecting the inner side rails of the said washboards with each other, the hinge having leaves attached to the said inner side rails, and a pintle formed of a return bent rod, the side members of which pivotally engage the said leaves, the said return bent pintle being slidable on the said leaves and one of the bent ends of the pintle being outside of the lower ends of the inner side rails of the washboards, the said leaves having spaced cutout portions for engagement by the inner bent end of the pintle red when the latter is in extended or folded position the outer portion of the said pintle rod forming a washboard leg at the time the said pintle rod is extended, and a locking device for locking the outer side rails of the washboards together at the time the washboards are doubled up, the said locking device having guideways attached to the outer side rails of the washboards, and a locking rod slidable in one of the guideways and having at its outer end a return bent portion adapted to form a second washboard leg and to slidingly engage the outer end of the other guideway, the inner end of the said locking rod having a handle terminating in a pin adapted to engage the other guideway.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOESER KALINA.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hos'rnR, PHILIP D. ROLLI-IAUS.

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